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entsprechen

correspond

verb ent-SHPREH-khen Less Common

Also means

match

Usage Note

entsprechen takes a dative object: you entsprechen a standard or wish, meaning to 'correspond to' or 'meet' it. Its present participle entsprechend is hugely common as an adjective/adverb meaning 'corresponding(ly)' or 'appropriate'.

Examples

"Das entspricht nicht der Wahrheit."

Natural Translation

That does not correspond to the truth.

Literal Translation

That corresponds not the truth.

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